Kina Advisory’s carefully selected network of Associates have conducted business in many countries across the world with expertise across a range of disciplines including environmental management, social performance, organisational and leadership development and change, human resource management, economic and investment analysis, law, business development and project management. The members of the network lend the value of their knowledge and experience to the services Kina Advisory provides to its clients.
Mary M’Mukindia has 35-years’ working experience, predominantly in Oil & Gas, in both public and private sector. She has served in top leadership positions in the energy sector, civil society, government as well as with the United Nations. A recognized petroleum expert, she has contributed significantly to Kenya’s energy sector in the development of key policy and legislation and the revitalization of the National Oil Corporation of Kenya (NOCK). Her tenure as a technical expert on sustainable environmental transport with the United Nations also puts her in the top tier of African women experts in the environmental and energy industry.
Combining her extensive networks and natural affinity for organization, innovative practice, and effective execution, Mary provides companies entering the Kenyan market with strategic insight so that they can successfully navigate the country’s systems and processes efficiently and with integrity. Her participation in the founding of several collaborative organizations, such as the Petroleum Institute of East Africa (PIEA), has created new spaces for engagement within private sector and between the sector and government. Through her work in this field she has rallied stakeholders with otherwise widely varying views and objectives around a common vision.
Mary serves on the boards of Guaranty Trust Bank (Kenya) Ltd, APA Insurance, APA Life, Apollo Investment Ltd and PayGo Energy. She is a member of Member Association of Energy Professionals Eastern Africa (AEPEA), Kenya Institute of Management (KIM), Institute of Directors Kenya, International Coaching Federation (ICF) and the ICF Kenya Charter Chapter. She holds a degree in Business and Certification in Executive Coaching, Emotional Intelligence and Leadership training. Mary was awarded the national honour of Moran of the Burning Spear (MBS) by the President of Kenya in 2006.